Carved female wooden figure - bits of metal inserted for teeth, standing – Objects

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Object Number 41-53-50/5436

Display Title Carved female wooden figure - bits of metal inserted for teeth, standing

Descriptions

Inventory Description Carved wooden figurine, female features, metal teeth, split, piece of foot missi

Classification

Figurine
Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Kron
Bassa
Bassa
Kru

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Cameroon
Africa / Liberia

Additional Geographic Terms Monrovia, East of

Materials Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 73.8 x 16 x 12.5 cm (29 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 41-53-50/5436

Provenance

Collector Silas E. Johnson (1939-1941 - 1941)

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